Biographies

Mr. Donald M. Wishart is Independent Chairman of the Board of the Company. Mr. Wishart has been a director of the Company since May 2015. He is the Chairman of the Board of Bruce Power Ltd., an Ontario, Canada based electrical energy producer, and retired in December 2013 as the Executive Vice President of Operations and Major Projects of TransCanada Corporation, a position he held since 2005. Mr. Wishart has more than 40 years’ experience in the North American pipeline industry in the areas of business development, project management, operations and environmental services. Mr. Wishart was awarded the “Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal” for his personal contributions to the charitable sector.

Mr. Stephen Michael Orr is President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of the Company. Mr. Orr was appointed President of the Company in September 2013 and assumed the position of Chief Executive Officer on May 1, 2014. Mr. Orr became a director of the Company in May 2014. Mr. Orr was the President of the Drilling Group of Schlumberger Oilfield Services, a leading global energy services company, from May 2012 until June 2013. From August 2010 he was the President of the M-I Swaco division of Schlumberger Oilfield Services.

Mr. Gaston Alfonso Tano serves as Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President - Finance of the Company. He has been Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of the Company on May 1, 2017 after joining the Company as Vice President, Finance – Corporate in September 2016. From 2011 to 2015, Mr. Tano was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Spin Master Limited.

Mr. Darrell R. Ewert is Senior Vice President - Legal, Secretary of the Company. Mr. Ewert became Senior Vice-President, Legal & Secretary in September 2016. Prior to September 2016, Mr. Ewert was the Vice-President, Corporate Affairs and Corporate Secretary. Prior to June 2013, Mr. Ewert was the Corporate Secretary of the Company.

Mr. John T. Baldwin is Independent Director of the Company. Mr. Baldwin has been a director of the Company since March 2010. From July 2012 to July 2014, he was the Vice President Communications & External Affairs, Southern Corridor for BP, London, England, an integrated oil and gas company with global operations. From October 2007 to July 2012 he was the Group Political Advisor for BP. Mr. Baldwin is a Civil Engineer.

Mr. Derek S. Blackwood is Independent Director of the Company. Mr. Blackwood has been a director of the Company since May 2011. Since September 2015, Mr. Blackwood has been the Chief Executive Officer of Vepica Group. Vepica is a private, Venezuelan based engineering, procurement and construction contractor which serves the oil and gas, petrochemical and other industries from locations in the Americas, Europe and the Middle East. Prior to September 2015, Mr. Blackwood was a business consultant to Wood Group, a leading multinational energy services company, since his retirement from Wood Group in December 2013. From April 2011 to December 2013, he was the President (Americas) of Wood Group PSN. Mr. Blackwood is a Mechanical Engineer and in 2001 was appointed by the First Minister of Scotland as a GlobalScot to promote Scotland and its people.

Mr. James W. Derrick is Independent Director of the Company. Mr. Derrick has been a director of the Company since August 2007. In 2017, Mr. Derrick became the Executive Chair of Derrick Corporation, a designer and manufacturer of solids control equipment used on deep oil and gas drilling rigs and mining and industrial processing equipment. From 1992 to 2017, Mr. Derrick was the CEO of Derrick Corporation. He serves as a director of the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy and the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy.

Mr. Kevin J. Forbes is Independent Director of the Company. Mr. Forbes has been a director of the Company since May 2014 and is a corporate director and investor in oilfield technology companies. From 2008 to 2017 he was a partner in Epi-V LLP, a London, England based specialist oilfield technology investment company. Prior to 2008, Mr. Forbes was employed with Schlumberger Oilfield Services, a leading global energy services company, for 27 years in various senior executive roles, including Marketing, Technology, Strategic Planning and Operations, in North and South America, Europe and the Middle East.

Mr. Michael S. Hanley is Independent Director of the Company. Mr. Hanley has been a director of the Company since May 2015. He currently serves as a director of Groupe Jean Coutu, BRP Inc. and Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc. and from 2009 to 2011, he was the Senior Vice President, Operations and Strategy for the National Bank of Canada. From 2005 to 2008, Mr. Hanley was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of aluminum producer Rio Tinto Alcan Inc. and its predecessor, Alcan Inc. Mr. Hanley is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA).

Ms. Pamela Sue Pierce is Independent Director of the Company. Ms. Pierce has been a director of the Company since June 2014. She has been the Executive Vice President of and a partner in Ztown Investments, a Houston, Texas based private oil and gas investment firm, since 2005. Prior to 2005, Ms. Pierce enjoyed a more than 25 year career in various senior executive roles in the US oil and gas exploration, development and production industry. Ms. Pierce also serves as a director of Laredo Petroleum and is a Petroleum Engineer.

Ms. E. Charlene Valiquette is Independent Director of the Company. Ms. Valiquette has been a director of the Company since March 2005. She is a former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of ING Canada Inc. (now Intact Insurance, the largest provider of property and casualty insurance in Canada) and has decades of senior financial executive experience in the financial services and oil and gas sectors. Ms. Valiquette is a director of HomEquity Bank, a subsidiary of HOMEQ Corporation, and is a former director of Western Life Assurance Company, a subsidiary of public company Western Financial Group. She has also served on the boards of a number of educational and charitable organizations. Ms. Valiquette is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA).

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